In a small, dark room with the slight roar of machinery, because waiting for something to come, some bored girls simply picked up a can of black tea in a thermos bottle from the side of their seats, poured a cup, and put it to their lips and took a sip.

The girl who is drinking tea looks about 14~16 years old, her figure is a little short, but her vaguely tight limbs appear very powerful, and her naturally curly tea hair -

If you let it go, it will be like a chicken nest on your head, but now it is bound by two ribbons, and her hair is neatly draped over her shoulders.

"I knew I would have to wait so long, so I brought jam and honey too." The girl muttered to herself.

At this moment, a foot, to be exact, the foot of another maiden, reached from behind the maiden and stepped on the girl's back.

"Woo, poof, cough, cough, cough......" The girl who was almost choked hurriedly poured the remaining tea back into the bottle, tightened the cap in two seconds, put down the bottle, and put her free hand on the lever.

The girl's head was leaned in front of the small window in front of her.

Outside the window, the fake grass deliberately piled high as a bunker, on the field three hundred meters away, two teams of tanks were rapidly approaching.

If you look outside, you can see a small, delicate army-green tank lying in a pit behind the fake grass. The low body, the nose armor plate with a large inclination, four pairs of load-bearing wheels neatly arranged on both sides of the hull (I don't think of five pairs of load-bearing wheels), and a cylindrical turret protruding backwards from the hull. The small tank appears to be a bit of a thick 76.2mm gun protruding from the center of the turret, as if to show its might.

This is the famous Soviet tank of the 30s of the 20th century, the BT-7 fast tank...... Modification of the BT-7A fast tank.

He observed the battle outside through the periscope of the turret, and used his foot to alert the girl who was drinking tea.

Why would the girl sit in a tank and still be in this place like a battlefield? This has to start from the beginning of the 20th century -

With the use of machinery and the advent of modern weapons, guns were used in various shooting competitions, and automobiles, airplanes, and boats were gradually used in various competitions. Chariots were also born in World War I and were mass-produced, but at this time, chariots did not evolve as rapidly as airplanes, so there were some leftovers of old vehicles, so they were widely transferred to the private sector as a substitute for tractors.

On the other hand, the First World War, which was used as a modern weapon, was a terrible war due to an overwhelming increase in casualties compared to previous wars. Worried about this, the female class, centered on mothers and housewives, advocated a brutal battle that was extremely ungentlemanly and lackluster in terms of chariot combat and machine-gun fire, and used the mass media to carry out a large-scale opposition campaign.

In this way, "Isn't it cowardly and uncool for men to ride in chariots?" In addition, car racing was quite popular in Europe at that time, but if you race in an open-top car, your hair will be blown up, your face will be dirty, and in addition to this, there are often many casualties in accidents, so there are generally no female racing drivers. At this time, women appeared in chariots transferred by the government, and although the chariots had the disadvantages of being hot, foul-smelling, and dirty, they were quite safe with armor around them, and they were further popular among women.

In particular, the light chariot born from the 20s is easy to maneuver, and it is quite popular among women, so many light chariot competitions are held gradually.

There are many types of chariot competitions, such as simple racing competitions similar to racing cars and horse races, shooting competitions similar to archery and spearmanship, and of course, there are also similar to simulated warfare...... It's better to say that it's a realistic version of Yamaguchi Ding's tank battle competition.

After the fusion of this chariot competition with the armored horse-drawn chariot competition, the sport known as the "battle lane" was born.

There was a proposal to add the track to the Olympic program, but it was rejected.

However, in the Toyo, the battle lanes were not popular among men who valued bushido, so they were given priority to women. For a time, there were times when people who did not understand the way of knighthood and bushido used chariots for a long time in warfare, but the chariot was generally a women's hobby.

With the advancement of the times, the problem of temperature and smoke in the car has been solved, and the safety of the shells used in the battle lane has also been guaranteed.

In the information age, the chariots used in the battle lane were even equipped with a highly intelligent judgment device, and after the impact of the vehicle's body, which was thoroughly reinforced with carbon coating, it was converted to the specifications of World War II, and if it could be judged to be a breakdown, it would automatically lock the function and pop up a white flag from the inside of the car, making the atmosphere of competition even better.

There are many schools that list the battle lane as a key elective course.

Right now, there is a tank melee between four schools within the 20t class.

"BC Liberty Academy, Soma S-35×3, Renault Ft-17×4; Bobru High School, TKS-D Tank ×5, Vickers Mk.III.×2............" The girl sitting in the cockpit stared at the fighting vehicles in the distance, reporting on the situation.

It has been almost ten years since I came into contact with the chariot, and even if I count from the serious study of the chariot, there are eight years, and this is clear at a glance.

The chariot is not a hobby and a compulsory course in school, but it was brought by a chariote-mad sister in the family, and it felt okay anyway, so I accepted it.

"Now, Willissa, are you going to wait for them to finish, or do you want to rush out and play a show together?" The black-haired double-ponytailed girl sitting in the captain's seat lowered her head and asked.

"Anyway, let's wait for Soma, who is the most threatening, to reduce first. Hey, Nina, isn't the Captain you? Why do you feel like I've taken care of the captain's work? Willisa looked back and grumbled with a grumbling look.

"Because, Wellissa has good eyesight, is familiar with the model of the vehicle, and is also very good at operating the turret. Why not be the commander? At least be a gunner, right? Nina said.

“…… yes, if Nina (the commander) and Alina (the gunner) can drive my car skills fifty percent, I'll sit on them immediately. Willissa assumed a little. In addition, I'd better drive under Nina's command, I heard that Nina is also qualified to be the captain in the future, isn't it? ”

It's strange that Willisa really has other reasons that are difficult to speak, and those who know about it have no reason at all. In a word, now the state of the BT-7A in the car is like a "white tiger". This is not the correct way to divide the vehicle, but it doesn't matter now.

"Haha, Willisa thinks too highly of me, if Katyusha is here...... If Willisa adds ...... I'm hopeless. But...... In addition to these, Willisa was asked not to refuse anything, and it is very reliable to be serious, and if we have a few comrades like you in our chariot department, I think we can also win the championship in the national competition. Just like Beria. ”

"Isn't that Stalin's fierce loyal dog? Am I exaggerating? Spare me. ”

"However, Willissa and the captain of the lane who continued to high school combined. It's amazing, I'm sorry for the inappropriate description. ”

(To be continued)